Welcome to Penia ...

Penia is located in Crisp County<1>.

The location of Penia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Penia is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Penia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Penia is within the boundaries of the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Penia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Penia: This one is located in Crisp County and the other is located in Dooly County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penia.

Communities near Penia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penia.

• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Cordele
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
  • Cordele is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <4>
• Ashburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
  • Ashburn is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashburn <4>
• Vienna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Rochelle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <4>
• Arabi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabi
  • Arabi is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arabi <4>
• Pineview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
  • Pineview is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineview <4>
• Warwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Pinehurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <4>
• Pitts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
  • Pitts is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitts <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Penia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penia. See our Newspapers Page for Penia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penia ...

Looking for more information about Penia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Penia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penia.

Adding Penia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Penia was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Penia on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/